Ryan Henry

RAND conducted two cybersecurity-focused discovery games in Washington, D.C., and California s Silicon Valley that aimed to capture the widest possible range of perspectives. The goals were to explore opportunities for improving cybersecurity, assess the implications of possible solutions, and develop an initial framework to support debate and inform decisions regarding cybersecurity policies and practices."

"THERE'S A LADY... IN THE WOODS..."VIRGINIA, 2016. After the body of a seven-year-old boy is found drained of blood, Williamsport Police Detective Nathan Alderson is left with more questions than answers. When the evidence leads him to an even more nightmarish discovery, Alderson forms an unlikely alliance with a troubled college professor. Together, they confront and attempt to destroy a sinister presence lurking in the forest. But the cunning vampire dominates them physically, tests their bonds of loyalty, and threatens to devour their sanity. Will the hunters find a way to stop the ravenous monster before she kills again?In this standalone sequel to Come Forth in Blood, Ryan Henry and Matthew Heilman have combined elements of modern police procedurals and atmospheric gothic horror to deliver one of the most frightening vampire novels in decades."First, you'll feel the air pull around you.Then, the woods will get even darker than they already are.You'll feel that cold again, and right before it shows itself, You'll feel something tracing the blood pumping through your veins."CONTENT WARNING: This novel contains graphic content that may be objectionable to some readers. For more detailed information, please visit the publisher's website.

"THERE'S A LADY... IN THE WOODS..."VIRGINIA, 2016. After the body of a seven-year-old boy is found drained of blood, Williamsport Police Detective Nathan Alderson is left with more questions than answers. When the evidence leads him to an even more nightmarish discovery, Alderson forms an unlikely alliance with a troubled college professor. Together, they confront and attempt to destroy a sinister presence lurking in the forest. But the cunning vampire dominates them physically, tests their bonds of loyalty, and threatens to devour their sanity. Will the hunters find a way to stop the ravenous monster before she kills again?In this standalone sequel to Come Forth in Blood, Ryan Henry and Matthew Heilman have combined elements of modern police procedurals and atmospheric gothic horror to deliver one of the most frightening vampire novels in decades."First, you'll feel the air pull around you.Then, the woods will get even darker than they already are.You'll feel that cold again, and right before it shows itself, You'll feel something tracing the blood pumping through your veins."CONTENT WARNING: This novel contains graphic content that may be objectionable to some readers. For more detailed information, please visit the publisher's website.

Belgium, 1944. A young German soldier is gunned down in a mass execution by American riflemen. Left for dead among the frozen corpses of his comrades, Matthias Bartsch is attacked by a pair of sinister creatures and undergoes a horrid transformation. As a fledgling vampire, he crosses the Atlantic to hunt down his executioners. Yet when revenge fails to pacify him, Matthias is tormented by the memories of his past and carelessly attempts to recreate the life and love he lost.Virginia, 2014. Edison Raymer is an anthropology professor at a small college in the riverside town of Williamsport. His arrogant demeanor and unorthodox lectures on the occult have ostracized him from students and faculty alike. Yet Raymer is willing to risk his career and the lives of those closest to him in order to prove the existence of vampires once and for all.Two hunters-one human, one undead-are nearly driven mad by their obsessions. As the lines between man and monster become blurred, only one can survive.

Belgium, 1944. A young German soldier is gunned down in a mass execution by American riflemen. Left for dead among the frozen corpses of his comrades, Matthias Bartsch is attacked by a pair of sinister creatures and undergoes a horrid transformation. As a fledgling vampire, he crosses the Atlantic to hunt down his executioners. Yet when revenge fails to pacify him, Matthias is tormented by the memories of his past and carelessly attempts to recreate the life and love he lost.Virginia, 2014. Edison Raymer is an anthropology professor at a small college in the riverside town of Williamsport. His arrogant demeanor and unorthodox lectures on the occult have ostracized him from students and faculty alike. Yet Raymer is willing to risk his career and the lives of those closest to him in order to prove the existence of vampires once and for all.Two hunters-one human, one undead-are nearly driven mad by their obsessions. As the lines between man and monster become blurred, only one can survive.

A child's journey to becoming an elite tennis player can be hugely fulfilling but also challenging - particularly for parents without experience of playing tennis at an elite level. Winning On and Off the Court gives parents the confidence and resources to support their child as they take their first steps towards a career in tennis. This book will show you how to: Create a goal-oriented training and competition plan that produces world class tennis results Encourage the development of strong personal qualities and life skills in your child Utilise tennis as a vehicle to enhance and facilitate academic achievement and success in life Most importantly, this book will help you create a strong parent-child bond through your time together on the tennis journey.

Defense planning faces significant uncertainties. This report applies robust decision making (RDM) to the air-delivered munitions mix challenge. RDM is quantitative, decision support methodology designed to inform decisions under conditions of deep uncertainty and complexity. This proof-of-concept demonstration suggests that RDM could help defense planners make plans more robust to a wide range of hard-to-predict futures.

This report discusses the challenges associated with potential confrontations between the United States and hostile states with small nuclear arsenals. It examines prospects for neutralizing their nuclear capabilities via combinations of offensive and defensive options at varying levels of opponent nuclear development and managing escalation risks in conventional wars with them across a range of scenarios.

The first in a series exploring the elements of a national strategy for U.S. foreign policy, this book examines the most critical decisions likely to face the next president. The book covers global and regional issues and spotlights the long-term policy issues and organizational, financial, and diplomatic challenges that will confront senior U.S. officials in 2017 and beyond.

Through its Internet freedom program, the Department of State s DRL seeks to counter the efforts of authoritarian regimes to censor, monitor, and control the Internet. Employing portfolio analysis techniques, the authors assessed the DRL program s portfolio, determining effectiveness in performance, balance, and synergy and informally evaluating what constitutes a well-run project."